Cinematographic apparatus



Pl'il 7, 1936- c. u. BUNDlcK Er AL 2,036,918

C INEMATOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed April 26, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet l April 7, 1936- c. u. BUNDlcK Er AL 2,036,918

CINEMATOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed April 26, 195o 4 sheets-sheet 2 ATTORNEY April 7, 1936. c, U. BUNDICK ET AL.

CINEMQTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed April 26, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 NVENTOR 5 dfi/zza" Y i@ .l

t ATTORNEY April 7, 1936. c. U. BUND. Em 2,036,918

C INEMATOGRAPHI C APPARATUS Filed April 26, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 [ITW] /IH lIlY llllll| patented Apr. 7, l21.936

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE CINEMATOGRAKBIC APPARATUS New York Application April 26, 19.30, Serial No. 447,668

16 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined projector and taiking machine, the general object of the invention being to sol construct and arrange the parts that the device can be manufactured to sell at low cost and is lso simple that it can be operated by a child, with means for operating the shutter, the lm feeding means and the turntable of the talking machine from a single shaft so that the sound is synchronized with pictures.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for so rotating oneof the film reels from the shaft that the reel will cease to move when the lm is not being moved by its feeding device, with spring members engaging the film above and below the film gate, which act as shock absorbers and prevent a strain being placed upon v the lm and also compensate for the difference of the character of movement of the continuously driven reels and the intermittent feed fig mem*- ber disposed therebetween.

A further object is to provide a cinematographic apparatus without feed or take-up sprockets, substituting therefor springs adapted to. engage the lm above and below the lm gate and act as compensating members or shock absorbers. By eliminating the conventional continuously driven sprockets, the necessary gear train fon in connection with a camera, a film printer, or Y any other cinematographic device in which the lm is to be moved intermittently therethrough and therefore the appended claims covering these features of the invention are not necessarily limited to a projector combined with a talking machine.

A still further object is to provide a -talking moving picture apparatus of compact form, lightl ence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corre= sponding parts throughout the several views, showing for the sake oi illustration a projector and talking machine and in which:- y

Figure i is atop plan view of the device, with certain parts in section and certain parts broken away.

Figure 2 is a side View, with certain parts broken away and certain parts shown.- in section.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the device.

Figure 4 is a section on line of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Figure 3, certain parts being omitted for clarity. l

Figure 6 is a section on line 6--6 of Figure 5.

Figure 'Z is a section on line 'i-l' ol Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a detail view showing the operation of the iilm feeding means by the cam.

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view showing how the ca m is rotated with the shutter.

Figure 10 is a section on line ill-l0 of Figure 9.

Figure ll is a detail View showing the studs for supporting the lamp housing from the front plate of the frame ofthe device.

Figure 12 is a detail view showing the stud re= celving openings in the lamp housing.

Figure i3 is a sectional detail view showing how the studs engagev the openings to detachably connect the lamp housing with the frame.

Figure 14 is a section taken through the open gate.

gure 15 is a sectional View through one of the spring members, the section being taken on line |5-l5 ofFigure 5.

Figure 16 is a view of part of the film.

- In these drawings.' the letter A indicates the frame of the device which is composed of the base i, the spaced plates 2 connected at their lower ends with the front of the base and the housing 3 connected with the base and with the rear plate 2. The plates 2 are separated by the spacers 5. A horizontal shaft 6 is journaled in the frame A and passes through the two plates 2, with a part of the shaft in the housing 3. 'A vertically arranged shaft l is journaled in thetop of the housingand worm gearing 8 connects the shafts 6 and 1, the upper end of the shaft l being adapted to pass through the turntable 9 and the record disk I0. A circular part Il is fastened to the upper part of the shaft and forms a support for the turntable. This circular part carries an upright pin l2 which also passes through a hole in the turntable and a hole in the record disk. This nin l2 acts as a positive means for connecting 55 keyhole shaped slots 4I in the housing.

the record 'disk with the turntable and eliminates danger of the record disk slipping on the turntable.

An arm I3 is swiveled to a part of the frame, as shown at I4, and the free end of the arm carries a reproducer I5, a stylus I 6 of which engages a record disk. A horn I1 is supported from thereproducer by a, member I8. A barrel shutter I9, made in the form of a cylinder with opposing openings 20 in itsfsides, is fastened to the front end of the shaft 6 by a nut 2| which engages the reduced threaded end of the shaft. A cam 22 is placed between the shutter and a disk 23, the disk and cam having openings therein through which the reduced end of the shaft passes. A pin 24 in the shutter engages a hole 25 in the cam so that the cam must be placed in a certain position relative to the shutter before the parts can be assembled.'-` The pinlwill hold the parts in this relation. A rectangular cam follower part 26 formed on the upper end of an arm 21 fits over the cam and is held between the shutter and the disk 23. The lower end of the arm 21 is pivoted to a short arm 28 which is pivoted to the front plate 2, as shown at 29,. A spring plate 30 may be heldby the pivot 29 and may press against the arm 28 to exert slight pressure on the arm. 'Ihe arm 21 is formed with a projecting tooth 3I which operates through a slot 32 in a, fixed film gate section 33 to engage perforations 34 in the film 35 to give the film a step by step movement in the usual manner as the arm 21 is being operated by the cam. As will be seen, the arm 21 is given a combined reciprocatory and oscillatory movement by the cam so that it will be moved upwardly and then outwardly or toward the film gate section 33 so that its tooth 3| will pass through the slot 32 and engage perforations 34 in the fllm and then the arm is moved downwardly to move the iilm`,'after which the arm moves outwardly and upwardly while the film 1s stationary and then the arm ismoved inwardly to again place the tooth in engagement with the next perforation in the film thereby carrying out the intermittent feeding operation. rI'he `fixed. gate section 33 is formed with a usual aperture 36 and has a flange 31 which ls fastened to the front plate 2 with the aperture 36 in alignment with a condensing lens 38 of the lamp housing 3.8 which isdetachably supported on the front plate 2 by studs 40 carried by the I'ODJ plate enga'gmllllig s housing carries a usual lamp 42 mounted in a socket 42.

A door or pressure plate or movable gate section 43 is hingedly connected with the flange 31, as shown at 44, and a' spring 45 acts to hold the door against the fixed film gate section 33, said door being provided with an aperture 46 which registers with the aperture 36, and with a slot 32 which registers with the slot `V32.

Belivery and taking up reels 41 for the film are carried shafts 48 which pass through .upper and lower spacers 5, the lower shaft having a pulley 4Q attached thereto over which a spring belt 5@ passes, this belt also passing over a pulley 5l on shaft ii. The film passes between the .fixed emi movahie gate sections 33 and i3 respectiveiy. The movable gate section is pressed against thefilre by a spring 45. The fixed film gate section 35i is channeledto receive the film. The lrn gate is so formed that onli,r the edges of the film contact the parts so that .there is no danger of scratching the face of the film.

A usual objective lens 52 is carried by a tubular lens support 53 which is fastened to the front plate.. This objective lens is, of course, ln alignment with the apertures in the' fixed gate section 33 and the movable gate section 43. Curved spring members 54 are attached to the ends of the Afilm gate and contact the film between the ,film gate and the reels and act as shock absorbers or tensioning members for the film, as said members will give if any undue tension is exerted on the film above and below the film gate and will also compensate for the difference in character of movement between the continously moving reels 41 and the intermittently moving finger 3I as taught in the co-pending application of the applicants Bundick and Proctor, Serial Number 44,482, filed July i8, 1925, now Patent Number 1,944,022, dated July 16, 1934. Each\- compensating member is also slightly channeled, as shown at 55 in Figure 15, so that only the edges of the film Contact the member. The shaft 6 is provided with a fly wheel 56 which is located between the two plates 2. The shaft may either be driven from a motor M which is belted to the shaft, as `shown at 51, or the shaft may be driven manually through means of the shaft 58 journaled in the frame and provided with a gear 59 which meshes with a pinion 60 on the shaft. The shaft 58 may be driven by. a. handle 58.

From the foregoing it will be seen thatthe rotary movement of the shaft 6 is imparted to the turntable and the record disk thereon so that the talkingpart of the apparatus is operated from the shaft and said shaft also. rotates the shutter to cause the same to control the light rayspassing from the lamp housing through the film to the lens 52v and said shaft also operates the cam which operates the feeding means for the film in timed relation to the shutter I9. Thus both the talking part and the projecting part of the apparatus are operated from the one shaft so that the sound will be synchronized with the 'pictures, as the apparatus is started with the film and the record at set marks.

Attention is called to the simplicity of the apparatus, which enables it to be manufactured to sell at low cost, and to the ease with which the lm can be threaded, as it is simply necessary to lift the movable gate section 43, place the film between the movable and fixed gate sections allowing them tc hold the film therebetween, and attach the film to the take-up reel.

When the shutter is removed and replaced, there is no danger of getting the cam; out of its proper relation with the shaft, as the pin 24 must be placedin the hole 25 before the parts can be assembled.

A starting mark a. is placed on the record and a starting mark b is placed on the film, whereby if the stylus of thefrepro'lucer is set at a and with the mark b on the film framed in the aperture, the picture and the sound will be in synehronism when the machine is run. 'I'he socket 42 for the lamp is preferably frictionally held in the bottom of the lamp housing so that the lamp can be adjusted in the lamp housing to cause theA 'thev lower or take-up reel is not turned when the film is not being moved by itsI feeding means. A detachable handle Si is provided for the shaft accadr of the upper or delivery reel so that said upper reel can be turned to re-wind the film thereon.

A spring B2 is attached to the lamp housing andbears against the movable gate section or door 43. This spring cooperating with the spring H5, holds the movable gate section against the fixed gate section 33 and also tends frictionally to hold the lamp housing on the studs.

' From the foregoing desc iption the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

It is'to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim istl. in cinematographic apparatus in combination, a support, a relatively fixed gate member exv tending from said support and carried thereby,

iilm supporting means carriedjby said support,

a relatively movable gate member. resilient means for pressing said movable gate member toward said other gate member for holding thereagainst a lm supported by said film supporting means, mechanism for intermittently moving the :lm between said gate members and in relation to the mass of iilm upon said supporting means, and shock absorbers extending from the ends of said gate and adapted to contact with the between said ends of the gate and said film supporting means.

2. In 'a projecting device,v in combination, a continuously moving film support, a casing, a :hlm gate mounted in operative relation to said easing and extending laterally therefrom comprising relatively rigid members between which a film passespfone of said members constituting a nlm gate plate and the other of said members constituting a pressure plate adapted directly to engage and hold the ilm in position, means for intermittently moving the iilm from said hlm support, and a spring member rigidly connected toone of said gate membe s and projecting therefrom and yieldlngly eng ging the lm in advance of said gate, said spring member serving',` to compensate for the difference in character of movement of said continuous support and said intermittent moving means.

3. in a projecting device, in combination, a continuously moving film support, a casing, a film gate mounted in operative relation to said casing and extending laterally therefrom comprising relatively rigid members between which a lm passes, one o said members constituting a film gate plate a d the other of said members constituting a pressure plate adapted directly to engage and hold the film in position, means for intermittently moving the film toward said iilm support, and a spring member rigidly connected to one of said members and projecting therefrom and yieldingly engaging the lm as it passes from said gate, said spring member serving to compensate for the difference in character of movement of said intermittent moving means and said continuous support.

4. In cinematographic apparatus, in combination, a housing, a plate constituting one side thereof, a film gate-plate having a channel therein and a ange whereby said plate may be removably secured to said first plate, a door adapted to press against said gate, a pin supporting said door-mounted in the flange of said gate plate, a spring between said gate plate and door tending to press the door to the plate, and shock absorber springs extending outwardly from the ends of 'said gateplate and adapted to make contact with a hlm before it enters and after it leaves the gate plate and to absorb shocks in said iilm during its passage through said gate when the 5 cinematograph is in operation.

5. lln cinemato'graphic apparatus, in combination, a', housing including a side plate, a lamp housing removably positioned on said plate, a detachabe film gate mounted on said side plate and comprising an apertured plate and an apertuied door spring pressed thereto, spring members secured to the ends of said fdm gate and extending outwardly therefrom, a pair of lm. supporting reels .supported on said housing, a is revolvable cam positioned in front of said gate, mechanism actuated by said cam for moving the film through said gate, a shaft for said cam supported in said housing and extending through said/side plate, a shutter supported on said shaft and rbtatable therewith, and a lens mounted on said side plate in line with the apertures in said lmgate.

6. In cinematographicapparatus, in combination, a housing including a side plate, a lrn gate mounted on said side plate, outside said housing, Said film gate comprising an apertured plate and an apertured door spring pressed thereto, a reciprocable claw mounted on the outside of said side plate and adapted to cooperate with. Sii said hlm gate, a shaft supported in said-side plate, a cam on said shaft for operating said claw, an apertured shutter mounted on said shaft, and an optical system mounted on said side plate in front of said shutter.

'7. in cinematcgraphic apparatus, in combination, a housing including a side plate having mounted thereon outside said housing the foiiowing instrumentalities; a lamp housing having an aperture therein and a condensing lens in said aperture, a film gate comprised of two members one forming an apertured plate and the other a spring pressed apertured. door adapted to engage said plate, said members being so positioned that the apertures therein are in alignment with i5 the aperture in said lamp housing, a revolvable cam and means actuated thereby for moving a lm through said gate, a circular apertured shutter adapted to revolve about the same axis as said Y cam-and to intercept a light beam from said lens, 5U and a lens system inline with said shutter aligned with said `condensing lens.

-8. In a lm handling apparatus, a first continuously moving lm support, a second continuously moving film support, an intermittent feed- 5 ing member for feeding a film in relation to said Vsupportare gate disposed between said supports through which the film passes for cooperation with said feeding member, said gate including a fixed section and a movable section; a resilient member mounted upon said fixed gate section and havingY a curved portion extending toward said first iilm support, said curved portion providing asubstantially continuous film-.engaging surfape with said fixed section, a resilient member mounted upon the other end of said fixed gate section and having a curved portion turned toward the other of said supports, said resilient member providing a substantially continuous film engaging surface with said fixed gate section, said 7" resilient members serving to compensate for the difference in the character of movement of said continuous supports and said intermittent memoperating delivery member, a continuously operating taking up member, an intermittent feeding member for feeding a film in relation to said member, a gate disposed between said delivery and 1 taking up members through which the film passes sating member mounted integrally with the end of said gate section opposite from that with which said first named compensating member is mounted, said second compensating member having a resilient curved portion extending toward said take-up member, said second compensating member beingv arranged for cooperation with said gate section withv which it is mounted to provide a substantially continuous film engaging and guiding surface therewith, said resilient curved portions serving to compensate for the difference in character of movement of said intermittent member and said continuous members.

10. In a film handling apparatus, a. continuously moving film support, a gate, means for. intermittently feeding a film between said gate and said support, said gate comprising two oppositely disposed parallel sections with film engaging surfaces, and a fiat spring extending from one of said gate sections toward said film support and forming a substantially continuous film engaging surface with them engaging surface of said gate section, said gate section and said support being so disposed in relation to each other that said spring engages the film therebetween in a bight therein for compensating for the difference in character .of movement of said support and said intermittent feeding member. l

' 1l. In a film handling apparatus in combination, an intermittently operating feeding member and a. continuously moving film support, a gate structure including an aperturedmember having a. film engaging and guiding surface along which the film is drawn and a spring comprising a single leaf extending from said apcrtured member toward said continuous film support and forming a film-engaging and guiding, surface which is substantially continuous with that of said apertured gate member. said film guiding surfaces being so disposed in relation to said support that said spring engages the lm in a bight for subjecting it to a tension whichl compensates for the difference in character of movement of said continuous .support and said intermittently operating feeding member; and means for holding the film in operative relation to said apertured gate member during the feeding operation.

12. In a film handling apparatus, in combination, an intermittently operating feeding member and a continuously moving filmsupport, a 'gate structure including an apertured member having a. substantially-continuous film engaging and guiding surface along which a lm is drawn, the portionof said surface at one end of said apertured memberbeing so disposed that it engages the film in a bight and being characterized by sufficient resilience to vibrate during the feeding operation in step -with the movement of said intermittent feeding member for subjecting the film to compensating tension; and means for holding the film in operative relation to the apf pressure plate adapted to directly engage and hold the film in position, and a spring member rigidly connected to'one of said members and projecting therefrom and yieldably engaging said film strip in advance of said gate and adapted to absorb shocks in said film.

Y 4. In a. projection device, a pair of supports for a film strip, a casing, a film gate secured to said casing and extending laterally therefrom comprising rigid members detachable from said de- .vice and between which the film passes, one of said members constituting a film gate. plate and the other of said members constituting a hinged pressure plate adapted to directly engage yand hold the film in position, and a spring member rigidly connected to one of said members and projecting therefrom and yieldably engaging said strip after it passes from saidI gate.

15. In avfilm handling apparatus, an intermittently operating feeding member, a continuously moving film support, an apertured member having a substantially continuous film engaging and guiding surface along which a film is dra-Wn, a port/ion of said surface spaced from the aperture and engaging the film between the aperture and said continuously moving film support being so disposed that it engages the film in a bight and being characterized by sufficient resilience to vibrate during the feeding operation in step with the movement of said intermittent feeding member for subjecting the film to a yielding tension which compensates for the difference between the intermittent movement of said feeding member and the continuous movement of said film support, and means for holding the film in operative relation to the aperture of said member.

16. In a film handling apparatus, a continuously moving film support, a film engaging guide having an aperture adapted for the passage of light,an intermittently operating feeding member for advancing a film along the surface of said guide past the aperture thereof, a continuously rotating support for the film soadvanced, a film engaging guide disposed opposite to said first mentioned guide for holding the film in operaltive and plane relation to the aperture thereof,

and a flat spring extending from one of said guides toward said film support and forming a substantially continuous film engaging surface with the film engaging surface of said guide from which it extendsjsaid guide and said support being so dispos d in relation to each other that said spring en ages the film therebetween in a bight therein for compensating for the difference in character of movement of said support and said intermittent feeding member.

CLARKSON BUNDICK. (V70 BERGLUND. 

